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The Artistic Dancing Heron & Eagles ---- (11)
Hello Photo Friends
On Veteran’s Day, I went to see the eagles. I talked to some old friends and met some new friends, which is always fun. But overall, it was not a good day.
Parking was pretty full. That’s crazy. We were lucky to find a spot when someone was pulling out. Interestingly enough, it was not really packed with photographers so I don’t understand it. People ignored the handicapped parking signs and got ticketed. Another parked up on the curb and got a ticket. So fair warning if you park illegally, expect a ticket.
The difference I see from this year to previous years is that there was not lots of big lenses out but a lot of people walking around with pocket cameras. I didn’t understand why parking was so full but not all that many big lenses out but I think it’s the people walking around with iPhones and point and shoot cameras.
You can’t do anything about the weather. It was supposed to be partly cloudy. Instead it was foggy. Anyone who has been here knows the fog at dawn tends to burn off by mid-morning. Not today. It did leave about 1 – 1:30 PM leaving little time before losing the light.
Lots of fog with a long lens is not a good combination. As you all know, once you get out over 1,000 mm, the junk in the air just gets magnified making things worse . It can be bad on clear days. On foggy days it’s just ridiculous. I know you can make some adjustments in post but junk is junk and the longer you are, the more junk gets blown up. So not a good day. Enough in my soup.
Oh, and there was a lot trash floating down the river, lots of logs and junk. What’s with that?
Too many people, no place to park, few eagles, soupy skies, wasted hand warmers, poor me … So I got what I got.
Pix 1
This is to give some perspective of distance and soupy skies. Those are blurry pigeons in the background. Despite the distance, the lack of detail in the eagle is one reason I hate fog.
http://beebalm.smugmug.com/Artistic-Dancing-Heron-and/i-M8JjpW6/0/O/2014-11-11%20at%2013-06-52_78V1403.jpg
Pix 2
This photo can give you a prospective of how far away the Eagles are, and this is cropped quite a bit.
http://beebalm.smugmug.com/Artistic-Dancing-Heron-and/i-5TzjfLX/0/O/2014-11-11%20at%2013-06-51_78V1402.jpg
Pix 3
An Artistic Dancing Great Blue Heron
A big crop on all my three Herons captures!
I think they came out like a painting. But no photoshop filters were used. I don’t even own photoshop.
http://beebalm.smugmug.com/Artistic-Dancing-Heron-and/i-fhx6T8m/0/O/2014-11-11%20at%2013-19-47_78V1449.jpg
Pix 4
I just love showing off to you all here!
http://beebalm.smugmug.com/Artistic-Dancing-Heron-and/i-SVs2Tkt/0/O/2014-11-11%20at%2013-19-48_78V1450.jpg
Pix 5
See you all later! I enjoyed dancing for you all!
http://beebalm.smugmug.com/Artistic-Dancing-Heron-and/i-t65rR2W/0/O/2014-11-11%20at%2011-29-56_78V1290.jpg
Pix 6
Cormorants can also have fun at The Pond splashing about! You know things are slow when the photographers are taking pictures of Cormorants.
http://beebalm.smugmug.com/Artistic-Dancing-Heron-and/i-6Ts86rn/0/O/2014-11-11%20at%2010-04-42_78V1005.jpg
Pix 7
Bald Eagle – Wings down, during foggy gray skies!
http://beebalm.smugmug.com/Artistic-Dancing-Heron-and/i-crPFVMr/0/O/2014-11-11%20at%2010-37-28_78V1247.jpg
Pix 8
Bald Eagle – Wings up, during foggy gray skies!
http://beebalm.smugmug.com/Artistic-Dancing-Heron-and/i-SsCxRjF/0/O/2014-11-11%20at%2010-37-28_78V1244.jpg
My last three captures were taken on clear days!
Pix 9
Bald Eagle Fishing
http://beebalm.smugmug.com/Artistic-Dancing-Heron-and/i-VMXFX5Z/0/O/2014-11-08%20at%2013-09-35_78V0466.jpg
Pix 10
Bald Eagle enjoying the autumn foliage as he flies home to have the wife fry up his catch!
http://beebalm.smugmug.com/Artistic-Dancing-Heron-and/i-cMVZ43F/0/O/2014-11-08%20at%2014-19-18_78V0615.jpg
Pix 11
Immature Bald Eagle Looking For Lunch!
http://beebalm.smugmug.com/Artistic-Dancing-Heron-and/i-4PTRGvZ/0/O/2014-11-08%20at%2010-39-36_78V0274.jpg
Thank you all for visiting my thread!
I hope you enjoyed it!
BeeBalm
Edited on Nov 12, 2014 at 07:45 PM · View previous versions
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